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Actors: Charles S. Dutton, Ossie Davis, Isaiah Washington, Richard Belzer, Hill Harper, Bernie Mac
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Get on the Bus |
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Directed by Spike Lee in 1996. Twenty Afro-American people get on a bus in Los Angeles for a six days journey to Washington D.C. where they intend to take part in the Million Man March organized by Louis Farrakhan. These men come from different social backgrounds : Jeremiah, the older, has just been fired from his employer after 44 years in the same company, Flip is an actor waiting for a call from his impresario, Jamal is a former gang member and Xavier is a UCLA student who decides to shoot a documentary about this journey.
The bus breaks down in the middle of the Californian desert and the passengers have to wait for another bus. The new driver, Rick, is white and is not so happy with the situation. The hours and the miles passing by, the passengers learn to know each other and tension grows. Jay and Randall, two homosexuals, must face the sarcasms of Flip. In the Tennessee state, Rick decides to come back alone in L.A. and George must drive the bus. Highwaypatrolmen stop the bus and look for drugs with racist prejudices. When they finally arrive in Washington D.C., Jeremiah has a heart attack and is brought to the hospital. Some of the passengers prefer to stay with the old man rather than to join in the March.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Get on the Bus |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Road trip
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- white
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Washington D.C.
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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